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- Do I need to submit a tax return?
- Salaried tax payers
- Provisional tax
- Independent contractors
- Small business (sole proprietors)
In general terms, income is the money or a smilar benefit you earned during the tax year.
In tax terms, income is the total gross income you earned during the tax year less "exempt income".
Exempt income is income which is not taxed e.g. local dividends and donations received.
Please also see the following related definitions: Gross income and taxable income.
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